VXA-300 P
ILOT
III
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PERATING
M
ANUAL
20
Receive Battery Saver Setup
An important feature of the
VXA-300
is its Receive Bat-
tery Saver, which “puts the radio to sleep” for a time inter-
val, periodically “waking it up” to check for activity. If
somebody is talking on the channel, the
VXA-300
will
remain in the “active” mode, then resume its “sleep” cycles.
This feature significantly reduces quiescent battery drain,
and you may change the amount of “sleep” time between
activity checks using the Menu System:
Press the [
F
] key, then press the
VOLUME
knob to
activate the Menu (“SET”) mode.
Rotate the
DIAL
selector knob
t o s e l e c t M e n u I t e m 0 6
“
RSAV
.”
Press the
VOLUME
knob to
enable adjustment of this Menu item.
Rotate the
DIAL
selector knob to select the desired
“duty cycle” (receive:sleep). The selections available
are
1:1
,
1:2
,
1:3
,
1:4
,
1:5
, and
ABS
or
oFF
. The
default value is 1:1.
When you have made your selection, press the
VOL-
UME
knob to save the new setting, and then press the
PTT
key to exit to normal operation.
ABS: Automatic Battery Saver, based on activity on
the receiver.
A
DVANCED
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PERATION
The setting of
1:5
will promote the greatest conservation
of battery capacity, but the receiver’s response time to in-
coming calls will be slowed somewhat.
Note
: This feature does not operate during Scan or Dual
Watch.
